The Beautiful Not Yet Retreat
Mercy Conference and Retreat Center (St. Louis, MO)
and
Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer (Watchung, NJ)
Present
The Beautiful Not Yet:
The Practice of Hope in Hard Times
Virtual Retreat led by Carrie Newcomer
November 13 - 9am to noon (Central Time)
"Living into a sustainable hope is getting a bead on a true north and then walking toward it. Living into love is a daily practice, our work for a better, kind world is an orientation not a destination" Carrie Newcomer
This two session (3 hour) retreat, led by Carrie Newcomer, will explore maintaining hope and our ability to envision during times of individual and community challenge. In a time of continued uncertainty, division and weariness, staying present to daily moments of beauty and delight is not a luxury but a necessity. Living into a sustainable kind of hope is not as a destination, but a daily orientation. Carrie will use music, poetry, reflective writing, small and large group conversation to explore the personal stories and practices that keeps us resilient and help us to stay centered in daily, life-giving action. Participants will consider the things that have helped them maintain hope in the past and how to access them, as well as what new practices might be possible in our present circumstances.
Participants encouraged to bring a note book and pen.
This will be a virtual retreat conducted on the Zoom platform (with security protections in place).
Our Retreat Leader, Carrie Newcomer, is a performer, recording artist, and educator, described as a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe and one who “asks all the right questions” by Rolling Stone. Carrie is the 2019 recipient of the Shalem Institute Contemplative Voices Award. Recent media appearances include PBS’s Religion and Ethics and Krista Tippett’s On Being. Carrie has 17 nationally released albums and two companion books of poetry and essays. Newcomer’s first theatrical production, Betty’s Diner: The Musical, was performed at a sold out run at Purdue University in 2015 and is now available to interested theaters, universities, and spiritual communities. She regularly works with Parker J. Palmer in live programs, and has made presentations with neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor, author Rabbi Sandy Sasso, and environmental author Scott Russell Sanders.
Retreat Date and Time: Saturday, November 13
- 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Central Time
- 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time
- 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Participants will need a stable internet connection and a Zoom account.
Cost: $60
